Where does “overgewicht” come from?

overgewicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

overgewicht (Dutch): An overweight, weight in excess of the measured,...

Definitions

  1. An overweight, weight in excess of the measured,...

Ancestry of “overgewicht”, step by step

overgewicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoverover, above; over; remaining, left over
2Middle Dutchōverover, above
3Old Dutchover—
4Proto-Germanic*obar—
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Dutch gewicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgewichtweight; A pair of antlers; an antler
2GermanGewichtweight
3Middle High Germanwiht—
4Old High Germangiwihti—
5West Germanicgawihti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →